From last resort to first choice: Why Starlink is gaining new customers worldwide
For decades, satellite internet in rural areas was a reluctant compromise. However, by early 2026, this dynamic has changed. Starlink is no longer just filling broadband gaps — it’s actively disrupting the market as a compelling alternative.
The Urban Fortress Strategy: Navigating India’s Localized 5G Landscape
India’s telecom market is shifting toward experience-led differentiation. Opensignal’s data shows competitive advantage is increasingly local, with operators winning where network performance and commercial strategy align to drive acquisition and retention.
TIM and Vodafone 5G RAN sharing — quantifying coverage gains and network experience improvements
The 5G RAN sharing agreement announced on 7 January 2026 by TIM and Fastweb+Vodafone is set to deliver immediate network-level benefits in rural Italy: better 5G experience, wider 5G rural coverage, and improved consistency without any increase in spectrum holdings.
5G Standalone State of Play: Architecture Deployed, Monetisation Pending
5G Standalone is scaling globally — but performance and monetisation remain uneven. Opensignal’s latest analysis reveals where SA is delivering real latency and consistency gains, and how operators can turn measurable local experience improvements into competitive advantage ahead of MWC 2026.
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The state of rural Canada’s Mobile Network Experience
For the second largest country in the world by land mass, mobile experience in rural areas is a hot topic, particularly when considering the high relative prices that rural Canadians pay for communication services compared to urban Canadians.
Malaysia, September 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Our users saw the fastest Download Speed on Maxis’ network but enjoyed the best Video Experience on Celcom’s award-winning network in video category.
Mobile Experience in Rural USA - An Operator Comparison
U.S. mobile operators are launching 5G networks in a multitude of cities, with urban smartphone users now experiencing some of the fastest real-world mobile download speeds to date to build on the existing state of U.S. mobile experience.
Egypt, September 2019, Mobile Network Experience
In an ongoing tie, Orange and WE just hit the threshold for Good Video Experience, where videos load quickly and with little stalling.
Philippines, September 2019, Mobile Network Experience
We saw a tie for our 4G Availability award for the second report running, with very little light between Globe and Smart's scores.
Belgium, September 2019, Mobile Network Experience
Telenet drew with Proximus for our Download Speed Experience award, after Proximus' score dropped by nearly 3 Mbps since our last report.
5G users now experience max download speeds over 1000 Mbps in 4 countries
As more operators in more countries launch 5G services, Opensignal has again analyzed the maximum speed that our 5G smartphone users have experienced, updating our previous analysis of 5G maximum speeds.
